Sonic Drive-Ins coming to Rochester

7:27 PM,
Jun. 17, 2013

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Sonic Drive-In, which bills itself as America's largest drive-in restaurant chain, may be coming to Rochester in a big way over the next several years.

Sonic, based in Oklahoma City, announced Monday it had signed an agreement with a local franchise group headed by Fran DeSimone to open five local Sonics over the next four years. DeSimone has had local experience with Panera Bread, Burger King and Taco Bell franchises.

The new restaurants would be the first Sonic franchises in the Rochester area. There are five Sonics in New York state now, ...